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Contribute about women in Canada
Edit, improve and create content on Wikimedia projects about women and non binary people in Canada.

Two kinds of gender gap exist within the Wikimedia projects: a content gender gap (meaning that more men than women are covered in the content of the Wikimedia projects) and a participation gender gap (meaning that more men than women contribute to develop the Wikimedia projects). Wikimedia Canada has both kinds as its priorities. This page aims at helping to reduce the content gender gap by listing missing and incomplete content about women and nonbinary people in Canada on Wikimedia projects.

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Resources to learn how to edit Wikipedia

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Wikipedia articles to create or improve

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Indigenous women

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Picture Name Description To do on English Wikipedia To do on French Wikipedia References Remarks
Taqulittuq (or Tookoolito) Inuk interpreter and guide Article to be created
Sylvie Bernard First Nation artist from Quebec Article to be created Add references
An Antane-Kapesh Innu writer Add references
Monique Sioui Indigenous activist Stub to improve Add references
Leanne Betasamosake Simpson Indigenous writer, musician and academic Needs improvement Needs improvement
Christine Sioui-Wawanoloath First Nation writer and artist living in Quebec Stub to improve
Angela Sidney Tagish storyteller Article to be created
Mikak Inuk women Article to be created
Nora Bernard Mi'kmaq activist Article to be created
Jean Cuthand Goodwill Cree nurse, the first Indigenous woman to finish a nursing program in Saskatchewan Article to be created
Charlotte Edith Anderson Monture First Indigenous woman to become a registered nurse in Canada and to gain the right to vote in a Canadian federal election, also the first Indigenous woman from Canada to serve in the United States military Stub to improve Article to be created The Canadian Encyclopedia
Lydia Campbell Born to an Inuit mother and an English father, one of Labrador's best known historical figures and writers, person of national historic significance Stub to improve Article to be created
Lucille Clifton ('Wii Nii Puun) Leader of the Gitga'ata people, person of national historic significance Stub to improve Article to be created
Josephine Mandamin (or Biidaasige-ba) Anishinaabe elder, founding member of the water protectors movement Article to be created
Catherine Beaulieu Bouvier Lamoureux Métis women living in the Northwest Territories, founder and leader of a local Métis community, defender of the Métis culture, person of national historic significance Stub to improve Article to be created
Marguerite Vincent Lawinonkié Huron-Wendat craftswoman who helped save the Huron-Wendat community, person of national historic significance Article to be created
Nahnebahwequa (or Catherine Bunch) Ojibwa spokeswoman and Christian missionary, person of national historic significance Needs improvement
Charlotte Small Métis woman who notably joined her David Thompson on his expeditions Article to be created
Thanadelthur Woman of the Chipewyan Dënesųłı̨ne nation who served as a guide and interpreter for the Hudson's Bay Company, person of national historic significance Article to be created
Carolyn McRorie Métis curler Stub to improve Presentation by Cown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada
Thelma Chalifoux Métis teacher and senator Stub to improve Presentation by Cown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada
Nadine Caron The first Canadian female general surgeon of First Nations descent (Ojibwa) Article to be created Presentation by Cown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada
Frances Nickawa (baptized Fanny Beardy) Cree performer and recitalist Article to be created Article to be created Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Natawista Iksina Kainah interpreter and diplomat Stub to improve Article to be created Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Marion Buller First First Nations woman to be appointed to the Provincial Court of British Columbia Article to be created
Elsie Knott First woman to be elected chief of a First Nation Article to be created
Manitok Thompson First woman to be a minister in Nunavut Stub to improve Article to be created
Edith Rogers Métis politician from Manitoba, first woman elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba Article to be created
Helen Maksagak First woman to serve as commissioner of Northwest Territories and first commissioner of Nunavut Article to be created
Mary Jane McCallum First Indigenous woman to become a dentist Stub to improve Article to be created
Yvonne Jones First Métis leader of an official political party in the Legislative Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador Stub to improve
Nellie Cournoyea First female premier of a Canadian territory, second female premier in Canada, and first Inuk premier Stub to improve Stub to improve
Leona Aglukkaq First Inuk to be a federal minister in Canada Stub to improve
Jocelyne Gros-Louis First woman to be the Great Chief of the Hurons-Wendat of Wendake Article to be created Stub to improve
Eva Ottawa First woman to be Grand Chief of the Conseil de la Nation Atikamekw, first Indigenous woman to lead the Conseil du statut de la femme du Québec Stub to improve
Madeline Ivalu Inuk filmmaker and actress, cofounder of Arnait Video Productions, a women's video and filmmaking collective in Nunavut Stub to improve Article to be created
Devery Jacobs Mohawk queer actress Stub to improve
Annick Obonsawin Abenaki actress Add references Article to be created
Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers Filmmaker, actress and producer from the Kainai First Nation Article to be created

Women in science

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Picture Name Description To do on English Wikipedia To do on French Wikipedia References Remarks
Catriona M. Steele Canadian clinician-scientist Article to be created
Grace Skogstad Political science professor Article to be created
Onye Nnorom Physician Article to be created The Canadian Encyclopedia
Julie Hlavacek-Larrondo Astrophysicist Article to be created
Helen MacMurchy Doctor, author, pioneer in the medical field, prominent eugenicist, person of national historic significance Article to be created
Gladys Boyd Paediatrician, pioneer in the treatment of juvenile diabetes Article to be created
Charlotte Whitehead Physician, important role in Canada, especially in Manitoba, as a pioneer for women in medicine Article to be created Dictionary of Canadian Biography

Wrtiers and journalists

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Picture Name Description To do on English Wikipedia To do on French Wikipedia References Remarks
Gabrielle Roy Franco-Manitoban author Add references
Catherine Voyer-Léger Writer Article to be created
Sophie Létourneau Writer Stub to improve Stub to improve
Julie Pearson Writer Article to be created
Camille Robert Writer and historian Article to be created
Colette Dimic French-born litterature professor Article to be created
Rosemary Barton Journalist Needs to be updated
Laura Salverson Writer Article to be created
Susan Louisa Moir Allison Author and pioneer, First Nations historian, person of national historic significance Article to be created
Mary E. Bibb First female black journalist in Canada, person of national historic significance Article to be created
Jean Blewett Journalist, author and poet, person of national historic significance Article to be created
Isabella Valancy Crawford Irish-born Canadian writer and poet, person of national historic significance} Article to be created
Helen Creighton Folklorist and writer, person of national historic significance Article to be created
Sara Jeannette Duncan Author and journalist, person of national historic significance Article to be created
Mary Grannan Children's writer and radio personality, person of national historic significance Article to be created
Julia Catherine Beckwith Credited as the first novelist in Canada, person of national historic significance Article to be created
Agnes Maule Machar Author, poet and social reformer Article to be created
Susanna Moodie Author, person of national historic significance Add references
Elizabeth Parker Journalist, co-founder of the Alpine Club of Canada, person of national historic significance Stub to improve Article to be created
Mary Anne Sadlier Irish author who wrote for Irish immigrants in both the United States and Canada, encouraging them to attend mass and retain the Catholic faith, person of national historic significance Article to be created
Margaret Marshall Saunders Writer and animal rights advocate, person of national historical significance Article to be created
Justine Musk Author Article to be created
Meghan Murphy Feminist writer and journalist Article to be created
Marguerite Maillet Acadian writer Article to be created Add references
Sheila Fischman Translator specialized in the translation of works of contemporary Quebec literature from French to English Article to be created
Sarah-Maude Beauchesne Author from Quebec Article to be created
Alexandra Diaz Journalist Article to be created
Pascale Nadeau Journalist from Quebec Add references Add references
Natalia Liwycka-Chołodna Poet of Ukrainian descent Stub to improve Article to be created
Zalika Reid-Benta Writer Article to be created
Edith Grace Firth Historian and librarian Article to be created Article to be created The Canadian Encyclopedia
Catharine Parr Traill Pioneer, author and naturalist Add references Stub to improve Dictionary of Canadian Biography

Political figures and activists

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Picture Name Description To do on English Wikipedia To do on French Wikipedia References Remarks
Eliza Ritchie Prominent suffragist in Nova Scotia Stub to improve
Fannie Knowling McNeil Suffragist and artist from the Dominion of Newfoundland Article to be created
Jessie Kathleen Fischer First woman to be elected to the municipal council of Montreal Article to be created Article to be created Commission de toponymie du Québec (fr)
Jeanne d'Arc Jutras Journalist, writer, feminist and activist for the rights of LGBT Article to be created
Sarah Guillemard Politician in Manitoba Stub to improve Stub to improve
Shaughnessy Cohen Politician Article to be created
Marie-Claire Kirkland First women to be elected to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec Add references
Edna May Williston Best Social activist and war worker Stub to improve Article to be created Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Genevieve Lipsett Teacher, journalist and suffragist Article to be created Article to be created Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Doris Anderson Author, journalist and women's rights activist Article to be created
Florence Bird Journalist and senator, chairwoman of the Royal Commission on the Status of Women Stub to improve Stub to improve, and add references
Renaude Lapointe Journalist and Senator, the first French-Canadian woman to preside over the Senate Stub to improve Add references
Mary Adams Canadian women's education reformer, person of national historic significance Article to be created
Ella Cora Hind Journalist, agriculturalist, women's rights activist and suffragist, person of national historic significance Article to be created
Adelaide Hoodless Educational reformer, founder of the Women's Institute, person of national historic significance Add references Article to be created
Kay Livingstone Social activist, actor and broadcaster, feminist and activist for blacks rights, person of national historic significance Article to be created
Catherine Callbeck First women to be elected premier of a Canadian province during a general election Add references
Marie Lacoste Gérin-Lajoie Pioneer of the feminist movement in Quebec, person of national historic significance Add references
Helen Gregory MacGill One of Canada's first woman judges, women's right advocate who fought for female suffrage, person of national historic significance Stub to improve Article to be created
Nellie McClung Feminist, activist, suffragette and politician, person of national historic significance Add references
Louise McKinney Politician and feminist activist in Alberta, first woman elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, first woman to be elected to a legislature in Canada and in the whole British Empire, person of national historic significance Stub to improve
Violet McNaughton Journalist and agrarian feminist, notable for co-establishing "The Western Producer", person of national historical significance Article to be created
Irene Parlby Politician and women's rights activist in Alberta, first owman to be a minister in Alberta, person of national historic significance Stub to improve
Alice Ravenhill Educational pioneer, developer of women's institutes and author, person of national historic significance Article to be created
Mary Ellen Smith First female Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, and both the first female cabinet minister and the first female Speaker in the British Empire, person of national historic significance Article to be created
Muriel Duckworth Feminist and activist Article to be created
Edith Archibald Writer, suffragist, leader of feminist associations, person of national historic significance Stub to improve
Jessie Turnbull (or Jessie McEwen) Woman's right activist Article to be created
Hannah Gale First woman to be elected to a municipal council in the British Empire Add references Article to be created
Margaret Haile First woman to be a candidate in a provincial election Stub to improve Article to be created
Maria Grant Women's rights activist, first woman to be elected to a political office in Canada Stub to improve Article to be created
Thelma Forbes First woman to be a ministrer in Manitoba Stub to improve Article to be created
Hilda Watson First woman in Canada to lead a political party that was successful in electing candidates, first woman to be a minister in Yukon Stub to improve Stub to improve
Brenda Robertson First woman to be a minister in New Brunswick Stub to improve Stub to improve, and add references
Jean Canfield First woman to be a minister in Prince Edward Island Stub to improve Article to be created
Maxine Cochran First woman to be a minister in Nova Scotia Stub to improve Article to be created
Hazel Newhook One of the first two women to be a minister in Newfoundland and Labrador Stub to improve Article to be created
Lynn Verge One of the first two women to be a minister in Newfoundland and Labrador Stub to improve Article to be created
Tilly Rolston First woman to be a minister with a portfolio in Canada, second woman to be a minister in British Columbia Stub to improve Article to be created
Grace McCarthy First woman to be a deputy premier of a province in Canada Add references Article to be created
Rae Luckock One of the first two women elected to Legislative Assembly of Ontario Stub to improve Stub to improve, and add references
Helena Squires First woman elected to the Legislative Assembly of Newfoundland (pre-Confederation) Stub to improve Article to be created
Gladys Porter First woman elected to the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia Article to be created
Constance Hamilton First woman elected in a municipal election in Ontario Article to be created
Mary Teresa Sullivan First woman elected in a municipal election in Nova Scotia Article to be created Article to be created
Barbara Hanley First woman to be elected mayor in Canada Article to be created
Charlotte Whitton First woman to be elected mayor of a city (Ottawa) in Canada Add references
Pearl McGonigal First woman to be Lieutenant-Governor of Manitoba Stub to improve Stub to improve
Helen Hunley First woman to be Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta Article to be created
Marion Reid First woman to be Lieutenant-Governor of Prince Edward Island Stub to improve Stub to improve
Myra Freeman First woman to be Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia Stub to improve Stub to improve
Ione Christensen First woman to be justice of the peace and judge of the juvenile court in Yukon, first woman elected as mayor of Whitehorse, first woman to serve as the commissioner of Yukon Stub to improve Article to be created
Pierrette Ringuette First Acadian woman to be elected to a legislative assembly in a Maritime province Stub to improve Stub to improve
Virnetta Anderson First Black woman elected to a municipal council in Canada Article to be created
Kettly Beauregard First Black person to be a city councillor in Montreal Article to be created
Yvonne Atwell First Black woman elected to the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia Add references Article to be created
Daurene Lewis First Black female mayor in Canada Add references Stub to improve
Ida Chong (or 張杏芳) One of the two first Chinese-Canadian member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly Add references Article to be created
Meili Faille Quebec politician, first person of Taiwanese descent to be elected to the House of Commons Stub to improve, and add references Add references
Alice Wong First Chinese-Canadian to be a federal minister in Canada Article to be created
Vivienne Poy (or 利德蕙) First Chinese-Canada to be a senator in Canada Article to be created
Flor Marcelino First Filipino Canadian woman elected to a provincial legislative assembly in Canada Article to be created
Monique Bégin Politician from Quebec Add references
Naomi Yamamoto First Japanese Canadian elected to the British Columbia Legislative Assembly Article to be created
Nelly Shin First Koran-Canadian elected to the House of Commons Add references
Yonah Martin First Korean-Canadian to be a senator in Canada Article to be created
Sandy Lee First Korean-Canadian elected to a lesgislature in Canada Article to be created
Mobina Jaffer First South Asian woman to be a senator in Canada Article to be created
Audrey Gordon Politician from British Columbia Article to be created
Jamie Moses Politician from British Columbia Article to be created
Suzy Hansen Politician from Nova Scotia Stub to improve Stub to improve
Angela Simmonds Politician from Nova Scotia Stub to improve
Mary Anne Chambers Politician from Ontario Article to be created
Margarett Best Politician from Ontario Needs improvement
Jill Andrew Politician from Ontario Article to be created
Belinda Karahalios Politician from Ontario Article to be created
Laura Mae Lindo Politician from Ontario Article to be created
Charmaine Williams Politician from Ontario Stub to improve Article to be created
Nadine Girault Politician from Quebec Stub to improve Stub to improve
Jinny Sims Politician Stub to improve
Bardish Chagger Politician Stub to improve
Salma Zahid Politician Article to be created
Jag Sahota Politician Stub to improve Article to be created
Salma Ataullahjan Senator Article to be created
Ratna Omidvar Senator Add references Article to be created
Teresa Woo-Paw Politician Article to be created
Leela Aheer Politician Needs improvement Stub to improve
Estefania Cortes-Vargas Politician Stub to improve Stub to improve
Anam Kazim Politician Stub to improve Article to be created
Sindi Hawkins Politician Article to be created
Mable Elmore Politician Article to be created
Katrina Chen (or 陳葦蓁) Politician Article to be created
Anne Kang (or 康安禮) Politician Article to be created
Bowinn Ma Politician Article to be created
Rachna Singh Politician Article to be created
Harwinder Sandhu Politician Stub to improve Article to be created
Niki Sharma Politician Stub to improve Article to be created
Dipika Damerla Politician Article to be created
Sara Singh Politician Stub to improve
Nina Tangri Politician Stub to improve Article to be created
Daisy Wai Politician Article to be created
Kristyn Wong-Tam Politician Article to be created
Ruba Ghazal Politician Stub to improve
Megan Leslie Politician Add references, and needs improvements
Josée Néron Politician Stub to improve
Michelle Douglas Human rights activist who launched a landmark legal challenge in the Federal Court of Canada against the military's discriminatory policies against LGBTQ+ service members Article to be created
Gertrude Lawler Pioneer in several matters: secondary education, claiming equal salary for equal work and organizing associations devoted to social justice Article to be created Article to be created Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Yolette Lévy Politician and activist Article to be created
Bellelle Guerin (or Mary Ellen Gueren) Author and social activist Article to be created Article to be created Dictionary of Canadian Biography

Businesswomen

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Picture Name Description To do on English Wikipedia To do on French Wikipedia References Remarks
Polly Barber Teacher, farmer and businesswoman from Lower Canada Needs improvements Article to be created Dictionary of Canadian Biography
France Margaret Bélanger Lawyer and businesswoman Article to be created
Evelyn de Mille First woman in Canada to own a bookstore chain Stub to improve Article to be created
Amina Gerba Businesswoman and senator Add references
Danielle Danault Businesswoman from Quebec Article to be created Needs improvement
Dorimène Roy Desjardins Co-founder of the Caisses populaires Desjardins with her husband Alphonse Desjardins Stub to improve, and add references
Berthe Chaurès-Louard Founder of the first consumer cooperative in Quebec Article to be created
Lise Watier Businesswoman Stub to improve, and add references

Artists and models

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Picture Name Description To do on English Wikipedia To do on French Wikipedia References Remarks
Elizabeth Amherst Hale Artist from Lower Canada Stub to improve Article to be created
Roselle Knott Actress Article to be created
Begonia Canadian singer Stub to improve Article to be created
Antoinette Giroux Actress from Quebec Article to be created
Marjolaine Hébert Actress from Quebec Article to be created Stub to improve
Rita Bibeau Actress and singer from Quebec Article to be created Stub to improve
Julie Arel Singer from Quebec Article to be created Add references
Lucie Lachapelle Singer from Quebec Article to be created
Margot Campbell Actress from Quebec Article to be created Stub to improve
Kate Horn Stage actress and theater director Stub to improve
Danielle Thibeault Artist Article to be created
Estelle Lemire Composer Article to be created
Géraldine Bourbeau Painter Article to be created
Agathe Martel Soprano Article to be created
Blondie B Musician Article to be created
Catherine Vidal Actress Needs improvement
Stéphanie Jasmin Scenographer and artist Article to be created
Frances Adair Mckenzie Artist and feminist Article to be created
Simone Aubry Beaulieu Painter Article to be created
Amanda Laine Model Stub to improve
Lisa Cant Model Article to be created Stub to improve
Melyssa Ford Actress Stub to improve
Heather Marks Model Add references Stub to improve
Pascale Ferland Scenarist Article to be created
Jill Hennessy Actress and singer Add references
Muriel Dutil Actress from Quebec Article to be created
Louison Danis Franco-Ontarian comedian and stage director Article to be created Stub to improve, and add references
Lucie Mitchell Actress from Quebec Article to be created Stub to improve
Saskia Garel Musician and actress Article to be created
Suzanne Langlois Actress from Quebec Article to be created Stub to improve
Vera Cudjoe Trinidadian-Canadian actress, producer and educator, founder of the Black Theatre of Canada Article to be created
Evelyn Hart Ballerina Article to be created
Frances Loring Scupltor, person of national historic significance Article to be created
Pegi Nicol MacLeod Painter, person of national historic significance Article to be created
Leah Gibson Actress Article to be created
Renée Blanchar Acadian film director and screenwriter Article to be created Stub to improve
Carol Spier Production designer and art director Stub to improve, and add references Article to be created
Johanne Garneau Actress from Quebec Stub to improve Article to be created
Krista Bridges Actress Stub to improve Article to be created
Susan Shipton Film editor Stub to improve Article to be created
Thérèse Cadorette Actress Stub to improve Stub to improve, and add references
Daniela Bobadilla Actress Article to be created
Pascale Hutton Actress Add references Article to be created
Neeru Bajwa Actress, director and producer Add references Article to be created
Angela Asher Actress Add references Article to be created
Mary Dignam Artist Article to be created
Sarah-Jeanne Labrosse Actress from Quebec Stub to improve Add references
Rosalie Bonenfant Actress from Quebec Article to be created Stub to improve
Mariloup Wolfe Actress from Quebec Stub to improve Stub to improve
Magalie Lépine-Blondeau Actress from Quebec Add references
Ludivine Reding Actress from Quebec Add references Stub to improve
Louise Latraverse Actress from Quebec Article to be created Stub to improve
Katherine Levac Franco-Ontarian humorist Article to be created Add references
Julie Le Breton Actress from Quebec Stub to improve, and add references Stub to improve
Ima Singer from Quebec Add references
Ayisha Issa Actress from Quebec Stub to improve, and add references
Catherine St-Laurent Actress from Quebec Stub to improve Stub to improve, and add references
Bianca Gervais Actress from Quebec Article to be created Add references
Marie-Thérèse Fortin Actress from Quebec Stub to improve
Judi Richards Singer Stub to improve, and add references Add references
Marilou Singer from Quebec Add references
Karine Gonthier-Hyndman Actress from Quebec Stub to improve Stub to improve
Karelle Tremblay Actress from Quebec Stub to improve
Macha Limonchik Actress from Quebec Article to be created
Macha Grenon Actress from Quebec Stub to improve Stub to improve
Caroline Néron Actress from Quebec Stub to improve, and add references Add references
Laurence Leboeuf Actress from Quebec Stub to improve Add references
Mitsou Singer and actress from Quebec Add references Needs improvements
Virginie Coossa Television star from Quebec Article to be created Stub to improve
Hélène Florent Actress from Quebec Stub to improve Stub to improve
File:Tate McRae 2022.png Tate McRae Singer and dancer Article to be created
Lynda Boyd Actress Article to be created
Claire Corlett Actress Add references Article to be created
Monika Schnarre Model and actress Add references Article to be created
Katie Griffin Actress and singer Article to be created
Sarah Allen Actress Add references Article to be created
Tara Spencer-Nairn Actress Article to be created
Anne Heung Actress Needs improvements Article to be created
Dorothy A. Atabong Actress Needs improvement Article to be created
Clark Backo Actress Stub to improve Article to be created
Jully Black Singer and actress Add references Article to be created
Divine Brown Singer and theatre performer Add references Article to be created
Fabienne Colas Singer and theatre performer Add references
Aaryn Doyle Actress Stub to improve
Laurieann Gibson Choregrapher, actress, singer and dancer Add references
Gabrielle Graham Actress Stub to improve Article to be created
Tattiawna Jones Actress Stub to improve, and add references Article to be created
Hayley Law Actress and singer Stub to improve, and add references Stub to improve, and add references
Sharon Lewis Television personality and film director Article to be created
Rachel Luttrell Actress Add references
Barbara Mamabolo Actress and singer Add references Article to be created
Oyin Oladejo Actress Article to be created
Ngozi Paul Actress Add references Article to be created
Shailyn Pierre-Dixon Actress Article to be created
Shakura S'Aida Singer and actress Add references Article to be created
Tonya Williams Actress Stub to improve
d'bi Young Jamaican-Canadian actress Add references Article to be created
Jennifer Holness Television and film director, producer and screenwriter Article to be created
LaToya Forever YouTube personality and author Article to be created
Stella Meghie Film director, producer and screenwriter Stub to improve, and add references
Traci Melchor Television personality Article to be created
Amanda Parris Broadcaster and writer Stub to improve Article to be created
Juliette Powell Model, television host, producer and author, Miss Canada 1989, the first Black Canadian to win this title Article to be created
Tanisha Scott Choreographer Article to be created
Dainty Smith Actor, playwright and burlesque performer Article to be created
Stephanie Biddle Jazz singer and actress Article to be created
Liberty Silver Singer Article to be created
Measha Brueggergosman Singer Add references Stub to improve
Tanika Charles Singer Article to be created
Melanie Fiona Singer Stub to improve
Ketsia Singer Article to be created
Allison Russell Singer, musician and activist Article to be created
Dione Taylor Singer Add references Article to be created
Malika Tirolien Singer Article to be created
Kreesha Turner Singer Article to be created
Alanna Clarke Singer and musician Article to be created
Robyn Dell'Unto Singer Stub to improve Article to be created
Emma-Lee Singer Add references, and needs improvements Article to be created
Julie Fader Musician, songwriter and visual artist Stub to improve Article to be created
Jennifer Gillis Singer, dancer and actress Article to be created
Cindy Gomez Singer, songwriter, actress and model Article to be created
Vanessa Lengies Actress Stub to improve
Aviva Mongillo Actress and singer Article to be created
Laura M. Robinson Actress, author, game designer, singer and television producer Article to be created
Miranda Stone Singer and songwriter Stub to improve Article to be created
Jennifer Valentyne Television personality Article to be created
Yvonne Chapman Actress Article to be created
Lara Amersey Actress Article to be created
Nicole Arbour Comedian, choregrapher, singer, actress and YouTuber Article to be created
Nina Arsenault Artist and writer Article to be created
Ella Ballentine Actress Needs improvement Article to be created
Keana Lyn Bastidas Actress Stub to improve Article to be created
Bianca Beauchamp Model Add references
Sugar Lyn Beard (or Stephanie Lyn Beard) Actress Stub to improve
Laura Bertram Actress Add references Stub to improve
Katie Boland Actress Stub to improve
Sara Canning Actress Add references
Luciana Carro Actress Add references Stub to improve
Erica Cerra Actress Add references
Carla Collins Comedian, actress, television host and writer Article to be created
Jenny Cooper Actress Add references Article to be created
Michelle Creber Actress Add references Stub to improve
Karen David Actress Stub to improve
Nicole de Boer Actress Add references Stub to improve
Meghan Heffern Actress Stub to improve Stub to improve
Tricia Helfer Actress Add references
Taylor Hickson Actress Stub to improve
Chelah Horsdal Actress Stub to improve
Nicole Huff Actress and singer Article to be created
Janyse Jaud Actress, musician and author Add references Stub to improve
Nina Kiri (or Nina Kiridžija) Actress Article to be created
Rebecca Liddiard Actress Article to be created
Ali Liebert Actress, model, producer and filmmaker Stub to improve
Crystle Lightning Actress and musician Stub to improve, add references, and needs improvements
Natalie Lisinska Actress Add references Stub to improve
Nadia Litz Actress Article to be created
Mara Marini Actress Article to be created
Kristie Marsden Actress Add references Article to be created
Kari Matchett Actress Add references Stub to improve
Bryn McAuley Actress Article to be created
Carly McKillip Actress and musician Add references Stub to improve
Andrea Menard Actress, playwright and singer Article to be created
Mishael Morgan Actress Add references Article to be created
Ashley Diana Morris Model and actress Article to be created
Brenna O'Brien Actress and artist Add references Article to be created
Meghan Ory Actress Add references
Renee Percy Actress, writer and comedian Article to be created
Maddie Phillips Actress Article to be created
Carly Pope Actress Add references Stub to improve
Victoria Pratt Actress Add references
Rekha Sharma Actress Add references Stub to improve
Rachel Skarsten Actress Add references
Lennon Stella Singer and actress Add references
Aliza Vellani Actress Article to be created
Julia Voth Actress and model Add references
Sara Waisglass Actress Stub to improve
Supinder Wraich Actress Article to be created
Camille Sullivan Actress Stub to improve Stub to improve
Sarah Blackwood Singer Add references Article to be created
Sophia Walker Actress Article to be created Stub to improve
Marie-Andrée Poulin Television personnality Article to be created Add references
Kate Luyben Actress Article to be created Stub to improve
Michelle Valberg Photographer, member of the Order of Canada Article to be created Article to be created
Karen Fralich Sand scupltor Article to be created
Rihab Chaieb Tunisian-Canadian mezzo-soprano Article to be created

Athletes

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Picture Name Description To do on English Wikipedia To do on French Wikipedia References Remarks
Sarah Evanetz Canadian swimmer Stub to improve Article to be created
Qingzi Ouyang Badminton player Stub to improve Article to be created
Penny Stamper-Davis Olympic sailor Stub to improve Article to be created
Sarah McLean Olympic sailor Stub to improve Article to be created
Christina Ashcroft Sport shooter Stub to improve Article to be created
Josée Piché Ice dancer Stub to improve Article to be created
Samantha Hill Basketball player Article to be created
Jessica Roque Basketball player and coach Article to be created
Andi Naude Skier Stub to improve Stub to improve
Joanna Lenko Ice dancer Stub to improve
Sarah Freeman Skier Stub to improve Stub to improve
Jamie Sinclair Curler Needs improvmeents
Katherine Stewart-Jones Cross-country skier Article to be created
Stacey Dales Basketball player and sports reporter Article to be created
Roseline Filion Diver Stub to improve
Heidi El Tabakh Tennis player Article to be created
Carol Zhao Tennis player Article to be created
Natassha McDonald Sprinter Stub to improve Stub to improve
Kerri-Ann Mitchell Sprinter Stub to improve Article to be created
Marita Payne Athlete Stub to improve
Kalyna Roberge Speed skater Stub to improve Stub to improve
Cynthia Appiah Bobsledder Article to be created
Marjorie Bailey Sprinter Stub to improve Article to be created
Tabia Charles Athlete Stub to improve Stub to improve
Chanice Chase-Taylor Athlete Stub to improve Article to be created
Nikkita Holder Athlete Stub to improve
Kimberly Hyacinthe Athlete Stub to improve Stub to improve
Anne Merklinger CEO of Own the Podum, retired curler Article to be created
Linda Morais Wrestler Stub to improve Article to be created
Madeline Schizas Figure skater Article to be created
Ashlan Best Athlete Article to be created Stub to improve

Religious women

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Mary Martha (born Maria Bunning) Sister in the Congregation of the Sisters of St Joseph, foundress and superior of the Sisters of St Joseph of the dicose of Hamilton, Ontario Article to be created Article to be created Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Thérèse-Geneviève Coutlée Mother superior of the Sisters of Charity of the Hôpital Général of Montreal Stub to improve Article to be created Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Amanda Viger Canadian religious hospitalier, pharmacist, and founder and director general of the Hôtel-Dieu of Tracadie, New Brunswick Article to be created Article to be created Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Edwige Buisson Co-founder and superior of the Sisters of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Article to be created Article to be created Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Élodie Mailloux Sister of Charity of the Hôpital Général of Montreal Stub to improve Article to be created Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Loretta Leonard Shaw Canadian Christian missionary in Japan from 1905 to 1939 Article to be created
Estelle Lacoursière Nun, teacher and botanist Article to be created Stub to improve
Mathilde Toupin-Fafard Nun, nurse and teacher Article to be created
Susan Johnson Lutheran bishop Stub to improve Stub to improve
Cléophée Têtu (baptized Françoise-Cléophée) (named Thérèse de Jésus) Nun that held important functions in the Sister of Charity of Providence Article to be created Article to be created Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Julie-Marguerite-Lia Blanchard (known as Mother Marie-Antoinette) Superior general of the Sisters of Charity of Providence and author Article to be created Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Marie Barbier de l'Assomption Catholic nun Stub to improve Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Louise Soumande (dite de Saint-Augustin) Catholic religious hospitaller, first superior of the Hôpital Général of Quebec Article to be created Article to be created Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Philomène Gendron (or Hermine-Philomène Gendron) Catholic religious hospitalier, founder director of the Hôtel-Dieu in Campbellton, New Brunswick Article to be created Article to be created Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Françoise Simard (or Mother Mary of Good-Counsel) Catholic nun, founder of the Sisters of Our Lady of Good Counsel Article to be created
Sœur Angèle Catholic nun and television personality known for cooking shows Article to be created Add references
Margaret Brennan (or Sister Teresa) Catholic nun Stub to improve Article to be created Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Kathleen O’Melia (or Sister Mary of the Angels, or Sister Mary Stella) Lay missionary of the Church of England, then lay missionnary of the Catholic Church Article to be created Article to be created Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Teresa McDonell (or Sainte-Thérèse) Catholic nun, educator and nurse Add references Article to be created Dictionary of Canadian Biography

Other notable women

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Picture Name Description To do on English Wikipedia To do on French Wikipedia References Remarks
Sandra Perron First female infantry officer of the Canadian Army Article to be created
Violet Milstead First female Canadian bush pilot Article to be created
Sophia Simms First successful woman publisher in Toronto Article to be created Article to be created Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Livia Thür Hungarian sociologist and economist that had her career in Quebec Article to be created Stub to improve
Donna Jodhan Known for her involvement in a Canadian Supreme Court case whose verdict compelled the Canadian Government to make all of their websites accessible to persons with disabilities Stub to improve Article to be created
Louisa Goddard Frothingham Molson Philanthropist Article to be created
Sheila Elizabeth Whitton Coder for the Canadian Navy during the Second World War Article to be created The Canadian Encyclopedia
Marie-Esther Robichaud Teacher, school principal and administration, and pioneer of education in French in Acadia Article to be created
Jeanne Lajoie Teacher from Ontario Article to be created Article to be created Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Susanna Carson Rijnhart Medical doctor, Protestant missionary, and explorer of Tibet Stub to improve
Jessie Winnifred Gourlie Hogg Homemaker, author and impresario Article to be created Article to be created Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Elizabeth Lawrie Smellie Nurse who served with the Canadian Army during the world wars, the first woman to be promoted to the rank of colonel in Canada, person of national historic significance Add references Article to be created The Canadian Encyclopedia
Agnes Deans Cameron Educator, writer, journalist, lecturer, and adventurer Article to be created
Molly Reilly First female Canadian pilot to reach the rank of captain, the first female Canadian corporate pilot, and the first woman to fly to the Arctic professionally Article to be created
Agnes Benidickson First woman to be chancellor of Queen's University Article to be created
Reva Gerstein Psychologist and educator, first woman to be Chancellor of the University of Western Ontario Article to be created
Lotta Hitschmanova Humanitarian Article to be created
Gerda Hnatyshyn Former viceregal consort of Canada Stub to improve Article to be created
Cornelia Oberlander Landscape architect Add references Article to be created
Lily Schreyer Former viceregal consort of Canada as the wife of Edward Schreyer Stub to improve Article to be created
Margaret Ridley Charlton Medical librarian, co-founder of the Medical Library Association, person of national historic significance Article to be created
Jeanne Dugas Acadian woman, person of national historic significance Article to be created
Dorothy Dworkin Jewish nurse, businesswoman and philanthropist, person of national historic significance Article to be created
Lillian Bilsky Freiman Jewish philanthropist, person of national historic significance} Article to be created
Rose Fortune Born from slave parents fleeing from the United States, first woman to be a police officer in North America, person of national historic significance Article to be created Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Grace Annie Lockhart First woman in the British Empire to receive a bachelor's degree Stub to improve, and add references Stub to improve
Margaret MacDonald Military nurse during World War I, first woman to be given the rank of Major in the British Empire, person of national historic significance Article to be created
Georgina Pope Nurse who served with distinction in the Second Boer War and First World War, person of national historic significance Article to be created
Harriette Taber Richardson Invovled in the rebuilding of the Habitation of Port-Royal throughout the 1920s and 1930s, person of national historic significance Article to be created
Marie Marguerite Rose Canadian slave born in Guinea, person of national historic significance Article to be created
Chloe Cooley Young black woman held as a slave in Upper Canada whose owner forced her into a board to sell her in 1793 in the United States, the incident is believed to have led to the passage of the Act Against Slavery in 1793 in Upper Canada, person of national historic significance Article to be created
Mary Agnes Snively Nurse, first President of the Canadian Society of Superintendants of Training Schools for Nurses, person of national historic significance Article to be created Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Mary Southcott Nurse and hospital administrator, person of national historic significance Stub to improve Article to be created
Yuanling Yuan Chess player Article to be created
Helen Mussallem Nurse who served with the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps during World War II Article to be created
Francess Halpenny Editor and professor Stub to improve Article to be created
Anna Bella Peel War mother and author Article to be created Article to be created Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Adelaide Sinclair Public servant Stub to improve Article to be created
Marie-Madeleine Maisonnat Acadian figure Article to be created Article to be created Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Bertha Harmer Nurser, writer, educator, known for writing the textbook Textbook for the Principles and Practice of Nursing Stub to improve Article to be created Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Agnes Forneri Nurse Article to be created Article to be created Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Rena McLean Nurse Stub to improve Article to be created Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Louise de Ramezay Seigneur in Quebec Article to be created Article to be created Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Kathleen Rice Homesteader and prospector Article to be created Article to be created The Canadian Encyclopedia
Clara Brett Martin First woman to be a lawyer in the British Empire Article to be created
Emma Sophia Baker First woman to earn a doctorate in Canada Article to be created
Josée Kurtz First woman to command a large Canadian warship Article to be created Article to be created
Pauline Cazelais First Canadian woman to obtain a doctorate in law Article to be created Article to be created
Emma Stark First Black Canadian teacher in Vancouver Island Article to be created
Marie-Amable Foretier Philanthropist Stub to improve Article to be created Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Catharine Morton (McLellan) Temporence advocate and church worker Article to be created Article to be created Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Kate Mackintosh Teacher and musician from Nova Scotia Article to be created Article to be created Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Sarah Bowes Teacher, lay preacher, temperance reformer and mission worker Article to be created Article to be created Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Gertrude Elizabeth Livingston (or Nora Livingston) Nurse Article to be created Dictionary of Canadian Biography
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Picture Name Description To do on English Wikipedia To do on French Wikipedia References Remarks
Loi sur la capacité juridique de la femme mariée Quebec's law from 1964 amending the Lower Canada Civil Code in order to allow married women to exerce full legal capacity without their husbands' consent Article to be created
Wuaneita Society Women's group at the University of Alberta from 1908 to 1973 Article to be created
Girls20 Association Article to be created Stub to improve
Congress of Black Women of Canada Non-profit organization Article to be created
Women's Royal Canadian Naval Service Element of the Royal Canadian Navy active during the Second World War and from 1951 to 1968 Needs improvements Article to be created
Royal Canadian Air Force Women's Division Non-combatant element of the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II Article to be created The Canadian Encyclopedia

See also

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Resources

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Selected bibliography

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  • (en) MacLeod, Elizabeth, Canadian Women Now and Then: More than 100 Stories of Fearless Trailblazers, 2020.
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